[2][5][3] Von Wielligh was Surveyor-General of the South African Republic and he lived on his estate in Villieria between 1885 and 1898 with his wife and children.

[2][5][3] Elizabeth was the daughter of Jan S. de Villiers, one of the first music professors when the Cape was colonized, and grand-daughter of G.W.A.

[2] Von Wielligh had bought it in 1885 and called it Villieria farm, cultivating bees there from 1894 to 1895, but by 1895 had lost his job and was heavily in debt.

[15] Barrett was arrested soon thereafter, but after a lengthy court process that included his being found guilty in April 2003, appeals postponed his sentencing to 2005, then to 2007 and 2009.

His son tried to take the blame in 2010, but Barrett was finally jailed on 22 February 2011 for manslaughter and possession of explosives on an unlicensed premises.